- Alan Igbon
Alan Igbon (born in
Hulme ,Manchester ,England ,29 May 1960 ) is a British actor.Of
West Africa n and Irish background, Igbon has been a familiar jobbing actor since his teenage years when he took the background part of inmate Meakin in the1979 cinematic re-make of the controversialborstal film "Scum", whose character memorably launched an emotional tirade against senior members of staff after thesuicide of another convict.Igbon later starred as Loggo in "
Boys from the Blackstuff ", aBBC television drama about a group of unemployed men inLiverpool during therecession -ravaged early 1980s, written byAlan Bleasdale . He also took a leading role in thesitcom "The Front Line", playing thedreadlock ed Sheldon, alongsidePaul Barber as his police officer brother Malcolm, and had a role in the film "Water".Other staple programmes in which Igbon featured include cop show "The Professionals", Bleasdale drama "G.B.H.", medical serial "Doctors" and
Channel 4 soap opera "Brookside ". He had a supporting role in the return of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet " as a bodyguard and stooge to the programme's main villain (played by "Boys From The Blackstuff" co-starMichael Angelis ) and then took a temporary role inITV soap "Coronation Street ", playing the estranged father of regular characterJason Grimshaw .External links
* [http://raretv.blogspot.com/2006/03/front-line-bbc1-1985.html Rare British Television Reviews - The Front Line]
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